Stadium Australia will play host to Saturday's Round 14 NRL game between South Sydney Rabbitohs and Newcastle Knights. The game kicks off at 5:30 pm with South Sydney Rabbitohs heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the South Sydney Rabbitohs vs. Newcastle Knights game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Saturday June 12, 2021 at 5:30 pm
Where: Stadium Australia
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South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Newcastle Knights Odds
South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Newcastle Knights Preview
The South Sydney Rabbitohs made a statement in Round 12 by getting past the Eels with relative ease to win 38-20. Despite the recent result and time of year, they need to continue making statements to get themselves back into the premiership picture. Meanwhile, the Newcastle Knights are in trouble. Their Round 12 win wasn’t convincing and was made to look worse with an ugly 40-4 loss to the Eels last week.
Dane Gagai and Jai Arrow won’t be backing up for the Rabbitohs in Round 13 but Wayne Bennett’s other Origin reps are a chance. Adam O’Brien is hoping to have Daniel Saifiti available. The Knights have confirmed a reshuffle Enari Tuala to the wing, Kurt Mann to the centres and Phoenix Crossland to halfback.
Which version of the Rabbitohs will turn up this week? The one getting ready to have 50 points put on them, or the one that comfortably beat the Eels in Round 12? The latter version is one that can compete for the premiership on their day. Still with some concerns defensively, the Rabbitohs attack ran up 38 points and made it look easy in the end. Meanwhile, we can be somewhat confident in predicting which Knights team will turn up for Saturday – the bad one. Ignore their win over the Sea Eagles in Round 12; the Knights didn’t play well in that one either. With David Klemmer and Tyson Frizell unavailable and Daniel Saifiti either banged up from Origin or not out there at all, the Knights middle doesn’t appeal, and, as we know, once the Rabbitohs get a roll on up the field, they don’t usually stop until the ball is over the try line.
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Head To Head Bet
We're tipping South Sydney Rabbitohs to win at $1.15 odds.
First Try Scorer
First Try Scorer: Taane Milne at $9.50.
South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Newcastle Knights Teams
Rabbitohs:
1. Latrell Mitchell 2. Alex Johnston 3. Braidon Burns 4. Campbell Graham 5. Taane Milne 6. Cody Walker 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Mark Nicholls 9. Damien Cook 10. Tevita Tatola 11. Keaon Koloamatangi 12. Jacob Host 13. Cameron Murray 14. Benji Marshall 15. Jaydn Su’A 16. Hame Sele 17. Thomas Burgess 18. Liam Knight 19. Patrick Mago 20. Blake Taaffe 21. Josh Mansour
Knights:
1. Tex Hoy 2. Enari Tuala 3. Kurt Mann 4. Bradman Best 5. Brayden Musgrove 6. Jake Clifford 7. Phoenix Crossland 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Jayden Brailey 10. Daniel Saifiti 11. Brodie Jones 12. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 13. Mitchell Barnett 14. Connor Watson 15. Sauaso Sue 16. Josh King 17. Jack Johns 18. Gehamat Shibasaki 19. Jirah Momoisea 20. Mathew Croker 21. Dominic Young